The area of Serra Orlando has been inhabited since the Bronze Age. During the Iron Age, the hamlet grew to be-come Morgantina, probably named after the king of Morget, an Italic tribe from Central-Southern Italy. In the 5th centu ry BC, it was refounded in the neig-boring area of Serra Orlando. Excavations at the site, undertaken in 1955, have brought to light relics of the ancient Sikel settlement, after colonized by the Greek and grew to prominence as far as the Ist century AD, when it was abandoned.
The site stretches on a valley between two hills. The agorà, a small theatre and, on the northern hill, fragments of mosaics under protective roofìng are in evidence.